Swimming Marathon: Platelee 2015

Hello! This past weekend, I and a bunch of my friends went camping by the Plateliai lake (wiki). That lake and the whole Plateliai town (wiki) is a very special place for all the members of the swimming community, which I and most of my friends are a part of. 34 years ago, the first open

Movie review: The Divergent Series: Insurgent

Hello! So, last night, I went to see the second installment in The Divergent Series – Insurgent and this is going to be my review.Enjoy! First of all, I would like to give a spoiler warning because I might spoil some details of the film in the review. Still here? Let’s go then. IMDb summary: Beatrice

Movie review: Unbroken

Hi! On Monday, I went to the cinema to watch Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken. I have seen several films depicting World War II events from different angles (Schindler’s list, Fury, Inglorious Basterds, Pearl Harbor, Forest of Gods and The Imitation Game) and now Unbroken joins this list. In short I would describe the film as a

Sightseeing: A day in Vilnius

Hello my dear readers! I haven’t posted in a few days and I thought that I will tell you about my day in a few sentences. Today, a bunch of seniors from my school went on an educational trip to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. We attended a lecture about study possibilities at Vilnius university

Movie review: Gone Girl + book

Hello! Last night, I went to the early screening of Gone Girl, so this is a spoiler warning, because I am going to review this highly anticipated book-turned-movie thriller. Summary: With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that

Swimming marathon: Sudeikiai 2014

Hello! Last weekend (on August 9th) I participated in the last swimming marathon in Lithuania this summer – 6th Annual Sudeikiai Swimming Marathon. Sudeikiai is a little town in eastern part of Lithuania near the city of Utena. You can learn more about it here: http://utenainfo.lt/en (The location of the town is the red dot on the

Movie review: Rise+Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Hello! I remember watching Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes as a child and not sleeping for a few days afterwards. With these bad memories from childhood I decide to challenge myself and try the newest Apes’ edition. I hope you enjoy my reviews! Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). From quite inexperienced

Sightseeing: Berlin, Germany

Hi! Last month I visited Berlin for a 6th or 7th time. For my blog readers this means only one thing – another sightseeing blog post.So let’s begin, shall we? Firstly we visited Berlin city center and walked around for a bit. Then we went to one of the most famous buildings in Berlin –

Sightseeing: Birštonas city, Lithuania

This past weekend, I have visited my aunt who lives in Birštonas – a small resort type city in the southern part of Lithuania. This visit gave me an idea to start new series of post called: Sightseeing. I will try to tell you about places I have seen and have visited across Lithuania as